diff --git a/roles/slurmdb-config/tasks/main.yml b/roles/slurmdb-config/tasks/main.yml
index b9f25611ec5210fbf685542685215f36979e9c04..00165b544c65a33ac68d3584d2c2a956fbb551c7 100644
--- a/roles/slurmdb-config/tasks/main.yml
+++ b/roles/slurmdb-config/tasks/main.yml
@@ -46,11 +46,8 @@
     uid: 497
   become: true
 
-#
-#This should be a template so the password isn't committed
-#
 - name: install slurmdb.conf
-  copy:
+  template:
     src: files/slurmdbd.conf
     dest: "{{ slurm_dir }}/etc/slurmdbd.conf"
     owner: slurm